- Jun 10, 2010
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His rump/tail is bare due to him molting. I noticed one of the hens pecking at his rump before, but he stopped her. Today I saw blood, at first I thought it was fresh but I looked closer
and its dried. How did that happen? I'm not able to pick him up, he's a new addition to our family and he hasn't exactly warmed up to me yet, but I looked as close as I could at it.
It seems to be coming from one of the little holes where the feathers grow.
Is this normal? And will he be okay when he loses a majority of his feathers? One other barred rock hen is, well, ugly looking because of the molting.
Should we just leave nature to do its thing? When one of our hens got bit by a dog we no longer have (due to that reason) she had a little wound on her side, my dad said to leave it alone... We did and she's doing great
and its dried. How did that happen? I'm not able to pick him up, he's a new addition to our family and he hasn't exactly warmed up to me yet, but I looked as close as I could at it.
It seems to be coming from one of the little holes where the feathers grow.
Is this normal? And will he be okay when he loses a majority of his feathers? One other barred rock hen is, well, ugly looking because of the molting.
Should we just leave nature to do its thing? When one of our hens got bit by a dog we no longer have (due to that reason) she had a little wound on her side, my dad said to leave it alone... We did and she's doing great